Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, CSE?

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I read an article from ENR saying that China construction industry will surpass US by 2020.

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<p>[By</a> 2020 China Will Pass U.S. As Preeminent Construction Market | ENR: Engineering News Record | McGraw-Hill Construction](<a href=“http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091112ChinaConstru]By”>http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmfi091112ChinaConstru)
I read that article too. It doesn’t directly affect American engineers unless you work for an engineering firm with a contract for work over there. </p>

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Would it be wise for a person like me still in my early college years to pursue a career in the construction industry? Will the situation likely turn around, or is it likely to get worse?

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<p>Long term, it’s probably one of the safest industries. America isn’t going to stop building all of a sudden and let everything deteriorate. It won’t go the route of the automobile industry and just have everything made overseas and shipped over here. This is just a bump in the road (albeit a very large bump). Three years from now, things may be very different, just like things were very very different three years ago. </p>

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When I grow up, I’d want to live in San Francisco or New York. If not, then staying in Los Angeles is fine. Where exactly are there a lot of job opportunities with an Aerospace Engineering major?

You won’t find any aerospace jobs in NYC, but you will find plenty of jobs in the construction industry (in an okay economy).</p>

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You don’t happen to need a retractable-roof stadium, do you?

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<p>I need one in my backyard. How much will a crisp Andrew Jackson get me?</p>